STORIES OF SUCCESS
Meet the new Innovation Partnerships.
A bold development born out of a desire to increase support for the University of Michigan research community. Enabling the commercial advancement of ideas that forward our world. Technologies and research that save lives. Innovations that connect and transform. The mission of Innovation Partnerships is broader and more impactful than ever before.
Alliances
Corporate Research Alliances provides a launchpad to support converting faculty and industry relationships into successful sponsored research engagements. From initial discussions and framing deal terms to final execution and alliance management, we streamline the establishment, implementation, and ongoing management of research collaborations.
Licensing
Our experienced team of licensing professionals is available to support you on your innovation journey. Connect with us to discuss your research, submit an invention disclosure, and begin to map a commercialization and impact strategy.
Ventures
The Ventures team at Innovation Partnerships brings experienced investors, entrepreneurs, and domain experts as well as access to translational research funding and investment capital to support the formation of new startup companies.
Startups that make an impact.
Our team has years of investment, corporate management, and startup leadership experience to position U-M startup companies for success. We will be with you for every step of your U-M startup journey. Discover a portfolio of successful startups that utilized Innovation Partnerships to enable change in a variety of industries.
Fund your research, fund your startup.
Our Ventures team provides direct access to Innovation Partnerships funding to support the commercialization of U-M research discoveries and technologies.
We’re here. We’re ready.
At Innovation Partnerships we welcome great ideas – and they occur every day at the University of Michigan. We help you develop, protect, and advance your ideas for the market. We support the creation of venture ready startups. We improve communities by fueling economic development. We advance the commercialization of life-saving technologies. And we don’t stop there. No matter your innovation or idea, your efforts deserve a partner.
